Sermon April 1, 2007
Psalm 22.1-21 The Suffering
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1. A psalm of David
- a. The suffering [22.1-21]
- b. The glory [22.22-31]
2. A psalm for all Israel
3. A psalm for us
4. A psalm about the suffering and glory of Jesus Christ [1 Peter 1.11]
A. A PICTURE OF YOU
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1. Abandoned by God? [1-5]
- a. Unanswered prayer [1-2]
- b. Others find help, but not you [4-5]
- a. Feeling like a worm
- b. Your faith laughed at
- a. Fear [14]
- b. Everything is gone! [18]
- c. You feel trapped and hounded
2. Despised by people? [6-10]
3. Surrounded by trouble? [11-18]
B. A PICTURE OF THE CROSS
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1. Abandoned: My God, My God, why have You forsaken me?
- a. He descended into hell
- b. He paid a greater and more excellent price in suffering in His soul the terrible torments of a condemned and forsaken man [Calvin].
2. Despised: Why don’t you save yourself?
3. Surrounded: bulls, lions, dogs
QUESTIONS: [ O Sacred Head, now wounded ]
1. Do I rejoice to call this Suffering Savior mine?
…though despised and gory, I joy to call Thee mine.
2. Do I see His suffering as something endured for me?
…mine, mine was the transgression, but Thine the deadly pain.
3. Do I daily thank Jesus for His sufferings?
What language shall I borrow to thank Thee, dearest Friend,
For this Thy dying sorrow, Thy pity without end?
John Olson
